To celebrate our 30th anniversary and all the great music that made the past three decades special, MAGNET contributors past and present chose their 30 favorite albums released between 1993 and 2022. The only rules were that each record has to be a full-length and that no artist could be represented more than once in the same incarnation. We’re posting these lists throughout the rest of the year.
Jamie Leary, art director
1) Wilco Being There (Reprise), 1996
2) My Morning Jacket It Still Moves (ATO), 2003
3) Radiohead OK Computer (Capitol), 1997
4) Uncle Tupelo Anodyne (Sire/Reprise), 1993
5) The Strokes Is This It (RCA), 2001
6) Grandaddy Sumday (V2), 2003
7) Pedro The Lion Control (Jade Tree), 2002
8) Alabama Shakes Boys & Girls (ATO), 2012
9) Drive-By Truckers Decoration Day (New West), 2003
10) Counting Crows August And Everything After (Geffen), 1993
11) The Weakerthans Reconstruction Site (Epitaph), 2003
12) The Hold Steady Almost Killed Me (Frenchkiss), 2004
13) The Postal Service Give Up (Sub Pop), 2003
14) The New Pornographers Twin Cinema (Matador), 2005
15) Stars Set Yourself On Fire (Arts & Crafts), 2004
16) Josh Rouse Under The Cold Blue Stars (Slow River/Rykodisc), 2002
17) The National Boxer (Beggars Banquet), 2007
18) Pearl Jam Vs. (Epic), 1993
19) Lucinda Williams Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (Mercury), 1998
20) Pete Yorn musicforthemorningafter (Columbia), 2001
21) Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit The Nashville Sound (Southeastern), 2017
22) Weezer Weezer (Blue Album) (Geffen), 1994
23) The Jayhawks Rainy Day Music (American), 2003
24) The Walkmen Heaven (Fat Possum), 2012
25) Hop Along Painted Shut (Saddle Creek), 2015
26) Bright Eyes The People’s Key (Saddle Creek), 2011
27) Billy Bragg & Wilco Mermaid Avenue (Elektra), 1998
28) The White Stripes Elephant (Third Man/V2), 2003
29) The V-Roys All About Town (E-Squared), 1998
30) Refused The Shape Of Punk To Come (Burning Heart), 1998
